At least 50 people were injured in what officials called a « technical event » on a Boeing plane traveling from Sydney, Australia, to Auckland, New Zealand.
At least 50 people were injured Monday after a LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner « dipped so dramatically into a nose dive for a couple of seconds » during a flight to New Zealand, causing passengers to slam into the roof of the cabin, witnesses say.
LATAM Airlines says the plane traveling from Sydney, Australia, experienced « a technical event during the flight which caused a strong movement. » Paramedics and more than 10 emergency vehicles were waiting for passengers when flight LA800 landed in Auckland.
« The plane dipped so dramatically into a nose dive for a couple of seconds and around 30 people hit the ceiling hard, » said Daniel, one passenger onboard the aircraft, according to the New Zealand Herald.
« None of us knew what had happened until after the flight, I was just trying to keep everyone calm, » he added.
